A 32-year-old Perris man died after jumping off a bridge in Colton, coroner’s officials said.

Crisanto Cruz called the California Highway Patrol at 3:08 p.m. Monday, saying he was feeling suicidal and was going to jump off the South Mount Vernon Avenue bridge at East M Street.

San Bernardino County coroner’s officials said Colton police came to the scene and tried to talk to Cruz, but he jumped from the bridge and hit the ground about 60 feet below. He landed near some railroad tracks, police said.

Paramedics took him to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he died at 5:49 p.m., authorities said.

APPLE VALLEY Man dies from injuries in motorcycle crash

A motorcyclist who flipped over his handlebars during a crash Monday has died of his injuries, officials said.

Shawn Tyler Safford, 22, of Apple Valley was riding his motorcycle in the 17000 block of Lilac Street when he lost control of it and was thrown from the bike, landing on rocky pavement.

Safford was airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.

REDLANDS Police still searching for grave marker thieves

Redlands police were looking for the thieves who stole two bronze grave markers from Hillside Memorial Park between Sept. 11 and 14.

Officers say the markers are 26 inches wide, 10 1/2 inches deep and 3/4 of an inch thick. They had four to five inches of concrete attached to them, police said.

The markers were both placed in the cemetery in the 1950s. One had the name Marion Fisher and the other was for Edmund and Natalia Gilpin.

Anyone with information may call Redlands police, (909) 798-7681.

VICTORVILLE $17,000 worth of pot seized from home

Authorities on Monday seized an estimated $17,000 worth of marijuana from a Victorville resident who holds a medical marijuana card but is accused of selling it to others.

Sheriff’s officials declined to identify the suspect because no arrests had been made. They have forwarded the case to the District Attorney’s Office.

Deputies served a search warrant at the home in the 14700 block of Arabian Run Lane after receiving numerous telephone calls about drugs being sold there. Confiscated were $3,000 in cash and a gun, authorities said.

Deputies also said the homeowner was growing marijuana in the master bedroom, where they seized six full-grown marijuana plants and 20 smaller marijuana plants.

Although the suspect was issued a medical marijuana identification card, authorities said he was selling marijuana to people who do not have prescriptions.

ADELANTO Man arrested after attempted canary theft

An Adelanto man suspected of stealing a canary from another resident tried to steal another canary from the same person Monday but was caught in the act, sheriff’s officials said.

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies booked Gabriel Magana, 24, into jail on suspicion of burglary and possession of stolen property.

Deputies came to the 11200 block of Westbrook Drive at 1:10 p.m. on a report of a burglary. A witness saw Magana walk into someone’s garage and take a yellow canary, sheriff’s officials said.

Magana put the bird back in the garage and left when the witness confronted him, authorities said.

Deputies found Magana walking in the area, took him to his residence and got permission from him to search his home. They found an orange canary in the home that had been taken from the same victim on Sept. 10, deputies said.

JOSHUA TREE Authorities looking into death of 3-month-old

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies were investigating the death of a 3-month-old girl in Joshua Tree.

Deputies received a report of an infant not breathing in the 3500 block of Porter Road at 6:26 p.m. Monday. Paramedics took the baby to Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree, where she died.

Officials said there were no signs of foul play.

FONTANA Police use LoJack to find stolen San Diego vehicle

A LoJack anti-theft device helped Fontana police find a vehicle stolen from San Diego and two stolen quads and a 9 mm gun Monday.

Fontana police received a LoJack hit about 9 a.m. and tracked the signal to a garage in the 16500 block of Reed Street, said Sgt. Jeff Decker.

Officers said they found a 2005 Infinity G-35 that had been taken from San Diego. Police obtained a search warrant and also recovered two stolen quads and the gun, authorities said.

No one was home at the time, but police plan to continue their investigation into the thefts, authorities said.

SAN BERNARDINO Garage fire causes $10,000 in damages

An electrical fire caused more than $10,000 in damages to a San Bernardino garage Tuesday morning.

Sixteen San Bernardino firefighters responded to the 11:06 a.m. blaze at a 1,900-square-foot home in the 3800 block of Oleander Drive. The cause was under investigation but fire officials said it was probably started by an electrical issue.

A woman who lives in the home was taking a nap when the fire broke out.

“Neighbors got her out after seeing the smoke,” said firefighter Mike Arvizo.

After escaping, the woman broke out a window and reached through to save her pets.

No injuries were reported.

FONTANA Man suspected of insurance fraud jailed

A Fontana man suspected of filing a false insurance claim on a stolen vehicle has been arrested on suspicion of insurance fraud, authorities said Tuesday.

Gustavo Garcia, 32, was booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on Monday in lieu of $100,000 bail, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said.

Prosecutors said Garcia claimed someone stole his 2005 GMC Yukon from his driveway in June 2008. The vehicle was recovered about two weeks later in Ontario.

Garcia told his insurance company he had more than $9,000 in aftermarket accessories installed in his vehicle, along with new tires and rims, authorities said.

State Farm personnel determined the vehicle never had those accessories, authorities said. A company Garcia claimed had installed the items confirmed State Farm’s determination, prosecutors said.

The District Attorney’s Office said Garcia filed a similar claim in 2007, stating the same vehicle with the same accessories had been stolen.

VICTORVILLE Dad accused of slashing his kids will be tried

A Victorville man accused of slashing his children with a box cutter during a drug-induced confrontation at a High Desert hotel was ordered Monday to face charges at trial.

Judge Bridgid M. McCann heard testimony at a preliminary hearing for 29-year-old Esteban Saracho in Victorville Superior Court and determined that sufficient evidence existed to support charges against the defendant, according to court records.

Saracho faces three counts of attempted murder in the March 3 incident, as well as three counts of willful cruelty to a child and three counts of mayhem, criminal threats and resisting or obstructing arrest. He returns to court Sept. 23 to enter a formal plea.

Saracho pleaded not guilty at his arraignment March 5.

Sheriff’s officials say Saracho chased his girlfriend out of their room with a box cutter about 1:30 a.m. at the Red Roof Inn in Victorville and threatened to kill her as well as a couple who had tried to protect her.

Saracho locked himself in his motel room with his three daughters, ages 5, 3 and 7 months at the time.

After hearing the children scream, deputies broke a window to enter the room, they said. Saracho was seen lying on the floor with the box cutter. Deputies said they had to use a Taser to take him into custody.

All three children suffered lacerations and were taken to hospitals. Deputies said Saracho was under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

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